You need to understand the world, which comes from science, and yourself, which comes from self-observation. Backwardness in science leads to inner darkness. Without science and self-knowledge, technology can be very dangerous. Inwardly, we are still monkeys, yet technology grants us immense power—power we don’t deserve. If the growth of wisdom lags behind the growth of technology, we are hurtling toward disaster.
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Questioner: So, my question is, 'What are your thoughts on the developments in science and technology affecting what is right and what is wrong?' Will it make it clearer, or will it make it more obscure?
For example, to take the case of animal cruelty by eating non-veg and the dairy industry, technology is now developing lab-grown meat and such alternatives. Now, it is making it clearer what is right. Even if people want to eat meat, they can eat meat without animal cruelty.
But then, there are also technologies that make it more obscure. For example, during the pandemic, when we were having online sessions and online exams, technology allowed everyone to cheat in a way that would not be possible in offline exams. Many had justifications for doing so.
In a sense, what I'm trying to say is that technological development is giving us new options. Some options make it clearer that a new option is right, while some options create more confusion. So, I just want to hear your thoughts on how technology and scientific developments affect what is right and what is wrong. Thank you.
